Mount of knowledge, sword of eloquence : collected poems of an Ismaili Muslim scholar in Fatimid Egypt : a translation from the original Arabic of al-Muʼayyad al-Shīrāzī's Dīwān /
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| Author / Creator: | Muʼayyad fī al-Dīn Hibat Allāh ibn Mūsá, -1077 or 1078. |
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| Uniform title: | Poems. English |
| Imprint: | London New York : I. B. Tauris, 2011. |
| Description: | xiv, 240 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ismaili texts and translations series (Institute of Ismaili Studies) ; 14 Ismaili texts and translations series (Institute of Ismaili Studies) ; 14. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8687572 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Biographical Chronology of al-Mu'ayyad
- Diwan al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din da'i al-du'at The Diwan of the chief da'i al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din
- First Lines of the Qasidas
- 1. Praise be to the Lord, the victorious Authority
- 2. Abundance of praise and unique thanks are due
- 3. Old age has eradicated the evidence of youth
- 4. He said: 'Ask him, you two, if his departure was
- 5. He said: 'When the load was carried for decamping
- 6. O two companions! May you greet your
- 7. May Allah confer victory upon the banner
- 8. O (the way of) exile, how appalling is your malady
- 9. Impossible has become the separation in our love
- 10. Greetings to those beloved to us
- 11. Is it good to rejuvenate after reaching old age
- 12. The pen has provided me with good fortune
- 13. I have been tormented in my love for a long time
- 14. Allah's religion has been invigorated by al-Zahir
- 15. O companion of the heart, near and afar
- 16. Welcome be to those who dwell in my heart
- 17. O Eastern breeze! Pass by Persia on coming back
- 18. May my life be sacrificed for the guide of the world
- 19. A glory so exalted it became a sky for the heavens
- 20. Verily, Egypt and Syria have come to know
- 21. O Lord, You are my (only) hope
- 22. A crescent moon appeared out of the darkness
- 23. O why is it that the sky does not move to and fro
- 24. Who will take pity on a body emaciated by passion
- 25. Who is there to take pity on an old man
- 26. O my Lord! I have made devotions to You, openly and secretly
- 27. O my God, it is my hope to receive salvation by
- 28. O God! If I am always complaining about
- 29. I swear by God, (the One) who has no partner
- 30. A soul whose ornaments are the engraving of its Lord's Oneness
- 31. O my two companions! May you be secure
- 32. I permitted the sanctuary of my blood to be spilled for their sake
- 33. High above the stars of Ursa Major is a palace established
- 34. O descendants of Taha! May I be sacrificed for you
- 35. O God, how weary have I become of myself
- 36. I have been guided by Ma'add to the ways of my return
- 37. O companions! Let us prepare the camels for departure
- 38. If I were a contemporary of Prophet Muhammad
- 39. I am pleased with the hard bitter life
- 40. Generous are my eyes in making the tears flow
- 41. May peace be upon (the Prophet's) pure progeny
- 42. O inquisitor who questions me about myself
- 43. O You who beholds a gnat spreading its wings
- 44. I dissociate myself from the first Hubal
- 45. O Abu'l-Hasan! O he who is like the Warner (Muhammad)
- 46. Come to the holy land, the dwelling place
- 47. O conspirator! Plot actively as much as you can
- 48. Justice has become evident in the Imam's domain
- 49. My love for Ahmad and 'Ali suffices me
- 50. They took my heart away when they departed
- 51. God's eye has taken care of you wherever you have settled
- 52. By (the grace of) our lord, Imam Abu Tamim
- 53. Allah alone suffices me
- 54. I have mounted the stallions of hope
- 55. She saw me when grey hair was dawning upon my head
- 56. O friends! Separation has become so long for us
- 57. O community that put up a cruel idol as her arbiter
- 58. The burdens of Time can be difficult or easy
- 59. O Time, how much enmity and prejudice is there between us
- 60. I swear by Allah that if you were to crown me
- 61. O Thursday morning, welcome be to you
- 62. My tongue begins with Your name, O God
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